Assistant Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Human Performance - Occupational Therapy

Classification:

Faculty

• MOT, West Virginia University, 2011
• OTD, Chatham University, 2015

BIOGRAPHY

About Brian Scaife

Narrative:

Dr. Scaife has 30 + years clinical, fieldwork, and management experience as both an occupational therapy assistant and an occupational therapist. He joined WVU in 2016 as an assistant professor and academic fieldwork coordinator. His interests include clinical management, geriatric rehabilitation, aging in place, and aging with developmental disabilities.

Representative Scholarship:

• Lape, J. E., Scaife, B. D. (2017). Use of the KAWA Model for Teambuilding with Rehabilitative Professionals: An Exploratory Study. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 15(1), 10.
• Lape, J., Lukose, A., Ritter, D., Scaife, B. D. (2018). Use of the Kawa Model to Facilitate Interprofessional Collaboration: A Pilot Study. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 17(1), 1-11. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/ijahsp/vol17/iss1/3/

Teaching:

• OTH 384: Level one fieldwork 1
• OTH 387: Level one fieldwork 2
• OTH 417: Occupational Therapy-Geriatrics
• OTH 480: Current topics Occupational Therapy
• OTH 540: Level two fieldwork 1
• OTH 640: Level two fieldwork 2

Medical Specialities

• Rehabilitation

Patient Care Information

Medical Specialties

• Rehabilitation
• Special Training
• Adult Rehabilitation, developmentally disabled adults, home safety

Board Certifications:

• NBCOT: Occupational Therapist, OTR; Occupational Therapy Assistant, COTA